Mataró > Vallter 2000 186km

Israel Premier-Tech pulled off a master stroke and Nick Schultz won the opening stage, he just about managed to hold off a charging Pogačar, with teammate Stevie Williams in 3^rd. The race now heads to the mountains and Vallter 2000, so called as it climbs over 2000m of altitude. Giulio Ciccone won here last year, and Adam Yates the two visits before that. After what happened today, UAE will be going full gas for the stage.